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H. S. BERGEN.

AUTOMATIC SCALE WITH PRICE AND WEIGHT PRINTING ATTACHMENT.

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AUTOMATIC SCALE WITH PRICE AND WEIGHT PRINTING ATTAB'HMENT. APPLICATIONFILED outv M, 1912.

1,347,572, Patented July 27, 1920.

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H. S. BERGEN. AUTOMATIC SCALE WITH PRICE AND WEIGHT PRINTING ATTACHMENT.

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H. S. BERGEN.

AUTOMAHC SCALE WITH PRTCE AND WEIGHT PRINTING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 061114. 1912.

1 ,347,572, Patented July 27, 1920.

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HARRY S. BERGEN, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOIL'BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TTOLEDO SCALE COMPANY, .OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

AUTOMATIC SCALE WITH PRICE AND WEIGHT PRINTING ATTACHMENT.

A Specification 51 Letters Patent.

Patented July 27,1920.

Application filed October 14, 1912. Serial No. (25,728. a

To all .whmntt may Concern:

Be it know-n that I, HARRY S. Bunsen, a citizen of the UnitdStates,residin at 0led0,"in the county ,ofLuCas and ,tate 6 of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Scales withPrice and Weight Printing Attachments, of which the following is aspecification,

The urpose of :the invention is to pro- ,10 zVldB 10.1 ev ce-of thischaracter in which, by .apurely mechanical operation or series ofoperations ,upon :the art of the salesman manipulatingthe mac line, andwlthout an reckoningror computation by 111111, a chec '15 1 ticketmayibepreparedshow'ing not-only .the sleight of the commodity purchased but=tl1'e total price or value thereof at an par- -ticu lar price per .unitof weight. y unprov'ement, will appear .from a perusal .of'the followin,detaileddescription in con nection with the. drawings, is applicablewith certain modifications-which will pre sent themselves to anymechanic skilled. in

.the .a-rt) to a great variety of automatic rscaleshand in fact whereverIthe indication of uthescule de ends on the. extentof movement of .a:movnb c art; but in the resent drawingsand int 1e detailed descriptionI have shown it as up lied to a counter scale of a so more orless:amiliar character having a cylindrical computing chart or totahvalueindicator, It willbeunderstood, however that :the disclosure of thisspecific form oi scale and attachment is for the purpose of 5illustration only, though it is the best form of .my ,imgention atpresent known to me; but iny invention is notlimited thereto but ;-isdefined in the following claims.

lnthe drawings accompanying and formin r a .part of thisspecilication,Figure 1 is a lrontelci'ation of ascale with a cylinder indicatoras-referred to. above, havlng my invention applied thereto, the casingfor the latter, however, abeing partly in section to 45. show theinterior construction; F ig'. 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal verticalsection; ig. ,2 is a vertical cross section on the line ofF' 1, on anenlarged scale; Fi .3 is'an end elevation with casing remov Fig. 4 is arfragmentary view in top plan; Fig. 5 an enlarged detail in verticalsection on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a-trans verse verticalsection on the line 6-6 of Fig. 7; and F 7 ahectional plan showing theI55 printing mechanisiiirl" The,same reference character is used referto each part whereever it is shown in the accompanying drawfi he base ofthe scale is shown at 6, and mounted upon one end thereof is a 'housin:1 containing the counterbalancing mech'a nism and supportin acylindrical casing 8 which contains ac indrical indicatilighnd computingchart. pon the base 6 is secured the fulcrum support 9, carrying theivot 5 blocks upon w 10h rest the knives-0 the beam 10 carrying thescale en 11, and connected at its outer end .to-a ,pendnlumcounterbalance within the housing 7, all of which elements are or me beof any known orapproved form and "o -not per seconstitute my invention.Up'on'the end-of-the scale housing and .;casing is mountedan additionalhousing 12, the floor or bottom wall 13 of which is formed with abracket arm .75 14 by which it is attached to l-the housing 7 at 15; Thepurpose of this-latt er.;housing is to support and protect ,thespecific'mechanism to which m invention moreparticularly relates. The shaft 16of the" cylin- 3o drical indicator'is extended into thesupplementalcasing where it is sup rted u n a pair of anti-friction disks li carriein :1 a bifurcated bracket 18, the disks bei in separate but adjacentplanes and 0 set 35 transversely of the shaftwhich rests in the angle ordepression. between their peripheries (see Figs. 1 and 2). Upon the.shaft 16 and intermediate the indicator casing 8 and the bracket 18issecured a snailcam 19 fora p0 purpose which will appear.

A standard 20 supported in the housing 12 is bifurcated at its upper,.ends 21-22 and the latter are'formed with-bosses 23-:24

which he drilled in line with the shaft .16 )6 of the indicator toprovide bearingsior spindle 25. Upon the latter, at its end ad? jacentthe indicating cylinder is moiinm lfa 1 7 ar wheel26 and atits outer enda 'rinting isk 27 .upon a periphery of which atter 'is arran d a seriesof numeraltype cored spondmg to the we'ght indications uponthe indicatorchart of the scale but singularly displaced therefrom for 006 oration.with..e' printin" mechanism, as wil appear below. lpon t e shaft 25'intermediate the arms 23-24 of the-standard is loose! sleeved a drum 28'see ig. 1"), the tubu arr bearin 29 of whic extends through the boss 24an is rigidly connected to ai -segment '80 upon a handle 31 whichextends T perforated lug 39 which slides and isguide 80 adjusted as vano the perilphery of which is formed a series of numera typecorresponding to prices per unit of weight of the commodity to be dealtwith. Integral with the segiment is formed t rough a slot 32 in thehousing 12 to the outside thereof, a

. series of numerals 33 corresponding to the price numerals on thesegment bein stamped or otherwise formed in or attached n tothe casingparallel with the slot. Preferably also the handle is formed with apointer spring 34 for coiiperation with said series of numerals andtheir alined notches 33'-in' a manner to be hereinafter pointed out. The

15 drum"28 which is sleeved to. and turns with the handle and segment asbefore described isformed with a spiral groove or grooves 35 with whicheoiiperate a piii or pins 36 upon the interior of the annulus 37looselysurding said drum. Said annulus is "rcat its upper art with aknife-e e or anvil 38 an at its lower part W151 vid A 1 stop 3 tip'on'ajgu'ide-rod 40 secured at its ends in 25' the r ations of the standard20; g e

vously' by turn ng the handle 31 c ess-sequentl the drum 28 the annulus37 ivillbe cau to slide longitudinally of. the drum and the springpointer will hold the partsin osition. Around the sleeve 29 carry ng te. drum segment and handle is a secondor exterior sleeve 41 whichlikewise 1 extendsthrbugh the boss 24 .and the bearin th reinand'carries at one end a total isk 42 hearing a series of t penumei'alsindica total values of ifierent weights at the prices per unit of weightin dicated on the segment. (At the other side .of the boss 24 theexterior sleeve carries a 40 pinion 43. A reciprocating rod 44 is guidedin lugs 45-]46 formed upon arm 210i the standard, andat its upper end'is formed into a rack 46' which engages the pinion 26 heretoforementioned as mounted upon the 435 shaft 25 with the weight indicatingdisk ahd;-abovc'the rack 46.said rod is rmed into or connected to alaterally e(projecting member 47,- which, when lower engages the snailcam 19 upon the shaft of the indi t0 cator chart; '',Upon the member 47at 48 is pivoted or fnlcrumed a lever 49 which engages the stop beforementioned upon the 'annulus 37 and extends beyond the same lieingslotted" at its remote end as at 50. A

to rack 101161 is guided in lugs 52-53 upon tthe'standard arm 22 andprovided at its upper endiwith a =pin'tle 54 which engages the slot in'the lever-49, the rack' intermediate the lugs 52 and 53 engaging theinion 6 0 4&whidh, as. before stated, is mounte upon the'sleeve with andturns the total valuation disk'42. The two rack rods44 and 51 areconnected at their lower ends by an actuator bar the connection to therod 51 being made by a pin and slot construction 56, and

"55 until the rack 46 tow intermediate its ends said bar is pivoted asat 57 to a rack rod 58 for a purpose which will presently ap ear. Meansis provided for exerting a ownward pull upon the actuator bar 55, theeifect of which upon the parts 'ust described is as follows: 1

T e ran 46, 51 connected to the op osite' ends of the bar are drawndownwar but the movement offthe 46'is limited b the stop 47 coming incontact with the snail cam upon the indicating cylinder. Sincethe-position of the latter is determined by ultimate positionof the.i-votal point 48 of the lever'49 is determine by the same factor.Previously to the downward pull upon the actuatorbar, however, the aulus 37 is adjusted along the lever 49 by turn the handle 31- to the perunit of wei t-of the commodity being we had, *in cated drawn downward bythe upon the .bar

is stopped by and the lever 49' com'es jin contactiwiththe knife edge 38u on the annulus, Theex'tent the slotted end of" the layer of movement 049 is therefore a functionbf or is controlled the amount of.;1oad.upon-the platter zthe upon thescale orarc 83 5 he lev'er'49is ch it ispivoted the snail cam, as above stated,

by the efi'ect ofvthe load u onthe snail and the rice'per unit 0wvcig'htr to] which the hand e 31 is set. Asheretoforb stated" the rack51 which coiipe ion 43 to determine the therefore,'its extent ofmovement is rates with the pin-1 Q sition of the total a valuation printwhee '42 is connectedrto and operated by this end of the lever and,-

dependent upon the two factors above riivem The means for exertin thedownwa upon the bar 55 and e eeting the printing operation will now bedescribed. 7 A. rackfiS is pivoted to bar 55 intermediate its. ends anddepends into contact with an idle pinion 59 which is engaged upon itsopposite ed e by a rack'60, see Figs.1'and 2. The tter rack is normallysupported in its uppermost 62 an abutt' at its lower end againstposition b a spring 61 contained in a hens In lind screw 63. he pinion59 is mounted for bodily movement in a vertical direction between thetwo i-acksand in the o eration of computing the total valuation of t ecommodity upon the scale and rintin the same essary that the furthermovement of the pin-' tance at' pear. .The rack 60 J ion 59 be providedfor in some other way. This is accomplished by'means of thespringpressed rack 60 which yields and retreats under the pressure ofthe pinion and permits the latter to com lete its descent which 15 thusaccomplishe without further movement of the rack bar 58. Pinion 5918138.1- ried and guided in its vertical movement by a slide bar 64which is guided at its upper and lower ends in bearings {55, 66 formedrespectively. on standard 67 arisin v from the bottom of the -housing,and 'on t e spring housing 62. shaft 68 is journaled in stand -'ard 67,abovereferred to, and a second s ifl d ld 9,.and carries ;at its endadptcent the slide rod a cam'70 which is provided upon its outer facewith .a cam groove 71 to receive a roller 72 upon the slide rod 64, see.Fig. 1 and dotted lines in 5. The opposite end of the shaft carries acrank handle 78 for rotatin the same and the rotary hniovementeof cam 0gives the reciprocating "motion to;the sliderod inanobvious manner.Theshaft .68 also gives motionto the print ing mechanism whichcooperates with .the type wheels 27 and 42 and type segment abovedescribed. This ,printin mechanism comprisesga platen which is a aptedtobe 'swung into contact with the type, an Hiking I10 ro for. the latter,an ink .ribbgn feed mechan. m, and mechanism for feeding a recordgflarip and acheck or ticket strip at-each opferationofthe machine. The-printing mec Janism isbest shown in Figs. 3,6 and 7 m In which theplaten is seen at 74 mounted on a -fram'e'-75jpivotedat 76 toa'stationary' bracket 77 upon'the bra u rt 13. The frame is formedatopposite sides with depending lugs 78 '=(see dotted lines, "Fig. 3)which carry-rollers .7 9-upon their outer faces for engagement withcam-grooves 80 upon the inner faces of cams 81, 82 upon the shaft g3above described. From the shape of the me, as indicated in Figs. 3 and(3,it isvevitpdentthat the rotation of the same by the flmndle 73 willswing the laten upwardinto "contact with the type w eels and segmentand-lower it again when the printing operation has'been efi'ected.

''''Upon the platen" frame are mounted a rec- =ord ribhon'supply "81 anda take-u roll or reel 81"",tl1ef atter being provide with a ratchetwheel 83 which 1s turned a step by a stationary pawl 84 with everyswinging movement of the platen. The record ribbon 81"is ofcourse'passed from the suppl reel over the platen and to the take-up meas is customary in devices of this character. An ink ribbon"85, whichmaybe ofan welllinown or, usual character is proviclhd for 'Peliectingim ressions upon the record ribbon or strip an is wound with a step bystep 'movement from the su ply spool 86to the take-up spool 87, whic"latter is furnished Q6 with a ratchet 88- cooperating with a statheslide rod to-operate the gripper through inner side of the housing wall.

tionary pawl 89 for giving it rotation. A check strip reel is mountedbetween the bracket arms 77 at 90, from which the check strip 191 isdrawn over the platen and between the same and the type wheels andsegment. For feeding the strip a toothed pawl or gripper 91 withdownwardly bent cars 92 is pivoted to a sliding block 93 which isslidingly mounted between the side members 94 of the platen frame andalso carries a forwardly projecting apron 95 over which runs the checkstrip and to which the latter is clamped by said gripper. A spring ofguy suitable character is em loyed to keep the grip er in contact with t1e strip and the-lattcr may, if desired, be furnished with transverserows of perforations or scorings at suitable intervals to be engaged bythe grippers, but this is not necessary.

Pins 96 project from o p'ositesides of the sliding block into slots 9?in the side of the platen frame and through a similar slot .98 formed inthe ends of a swinging arm 99 which is pivoted to the stationary frameat 100. The arm 99 is caused to swing or oscillate from the cam shaft-68by means of a slide rod 101 mounted in'bearings 102 103 in thestationary frame and carrying at its 'forward end a roller 104:whichenga'ges a cam groove 105 in the face of cam 106 on 'thecamshaft'68. The slide rod 101 engages the arm 99 by means of a pin andslot connection 107 and it is readily seen that the rotation of the cam106 by thecam shaft will cause the medium of the pivoted arm 99., Nearthe front edge of the platen frame is pivoted a holdin gripper 91''which prevents the backwar -movement of the check strip betweenoperations of the feedin gripper.

The inking mechanism for fiietype consists of an arm 1i)8 pivoted abovethe center of the type wheels at 109 and carrying at its lower-endan-inking device com rising an ink supily roller 110 pivoted in t e armat 111, an an ink applying roller 112 engaging roller 110 but 'mountedon the arm 108by7a spring arm 113. Obviousl as .the arm 108 is swungforwardly from the position shown in Fig. 3, the inking .roller 112 willcome into contact with and bear upon the type at a oint just above theplaten. In or er to e ect the desired movement-of the. arm 108 itisivoted at its shorter end 114 to-a link 115 t e lower end ofwhichcarries an anti-friction roller 116 running ina cam gi'oove 117 formedin a disk 118 on the cam s aft 68. The cam roove is so designed as tocause the ink to ler to be swept across the face of the type just beforeeach operation of theplaten; As shown in Fig. 1, link 115 is guided in abearing 119 formed on the In order to avoid vun intenthmal 'movement oftheparts, especially during the weighing .180

o oration and before t t e disk 118 is 0 a V-shaped notch a sprin-presse 6 suitable guide the bracket 13;

Thefunctions an parts have been with their construction,

the machine as awh follows: Normally the pa tion shown' in the fign heldagainst mov When a load is l 15 pan of the scae OHS proper is pe anprinting m oration on the p lating the to the price per commodity is tthe orrespondin' ty aten. and, I y me drum 28, 1163 accordingly :1.

further manipu complete rotation o cams mounted on the cam the pl so bythe handle are operate the co anism in the 0 the oam70 acting upon thesliderod 64 carried by said r draws down upon bar or lever 55.distributed between The movementlof ra rum support 47 co snail-cam whilethe m d by the contact to edge 38. As above obment in its movement ,fulc

the rack 51 is limite y 49 with the kni served the :itent o n e w p yhandlg l is ,v the commodity, and the the p 46 pends u whicht etoforedesc'ri, sweep across to its normal po 66 which extends the doperationsof rts are in'the the weighi rmitted to come scale is to adjusunit of -wei o be sold, t

pic on the se ht at which the y me but as before 'ereby bringing 9 tionsor additions may be made thereto with cut over out departing fromthe-spirit and scopeof ans of t e grooved my invention as set forth" thefollowing knife edge stop 38 claims, in which I have endeariored' todislong the lever 4 lationrequired is uting and printin manner an theracks 46 an hfiionifihand hence t rin t e ty 7 11 the latter rep pathecommodrty "of weight above the platen. of the rack 46 in the meanweight indicating disk 55 the type oor commodity 1S (1 alongside the tpound and tote the cam .-shaft, w to ope'rationis given 0 .rezolution bymeans bed, causes the face of the t sition and t at the desired cordingstri forward to' bring a new perthe v rition thereo over'the platen andbeneath described in connect on the type. Beforethe cam shaft and handleperation of arrive at the normal position the feeding be stated asgripper is caused to grip and feed theprintosied end of the check beyondthe stationary ith the cam s aft gr pper 91 where it projects mm the matby the rplun r 120. chine, a' suflicient. distance to be readily needupon the plat orm or grasped and-torn-ofi a'ainst the'projecting ngmechanism serratcdbiting edge 0 the'stationary grip to st, b f r per.The camshaft is' returned to ltBl norm c ti mal position with theplunger engaging the The first further opnotch in disk 118.

art of the person manipu- The form of invention illustrated 'iind g; thha dl 31 specifically described-aboveis that preferred stated manymojdifica- 9;. The only tinguish the same from the rior'art -withto k 1-'out, however, limiting it or ag 3" Th part thereof. a shaft and turned1 aim: v a p d d ti d (b 1. A computing scale comprising agweighh- 1nmechanism and "an indicator "giving ord r; vanes I for difierent weightsat. yarying the roller 721 9 prices per unit of weight, a anember condwn th pinign 59 nected to the weighing mechanism and d which as bov d ibd moved thereby accordin tozthe Wei ht of the rackrod 58 and the theload on the scale-,an ement mova lein- Th ull f th l tt -i dependentlyof said member andcontrolling d 51; the -value indicator, and a-manually-conck i6, is limited by the trolled member. normall spacedfrom said mi g in conta t ith element andadapted to adjusted accord.-

andoning any ovem nt f th ing tothe price penumt of wei ht of the of thl e commodity constituting the loa said elerectly engagin and its. andmeans for mo'ving said f these movements deb ing conmalled as toposition join yby or unit of weight to said m m and the weight of elemena rack bar 51 drives 2. A eomputmgscale comprising a weighhe total valuedisk in mechanism and an indicator givi'ng he periphery of vanes fordiiIerent= weights at varying g-the correct value of pricesper unit ofweight', a 'member conrioe'per unit .nected to the weighingmechanisma'nd ad- 0 movement justed thereby to diifernt positions so imerevolves the cording to the weight of the load-on-the ition in whichscale; a'manuall controlled member adaptwe" ht of the ed to be adjuste'according tothe price per above t e platen nnit of w icating the priceper -1ng the 10a and an element movable inde- Furtherrotationoipendntly" ofthe weighing mechanism and hich in the course {of eachtransversely to the directions of movement no complete continnous ofsaid members controllingtheifalne ind1 ht of the commodity'constituteconnectionshere-, cato and controlledasits position-jointly heinkingroll to b said fnem'bers; means or peand retreat *eement. e platen over3. A computing scale comprising a weighrecording ribbon,

mov ng flld ing mechanism and an indicator gi im' he beam comes to rest,-ribbon,and' check strip in the order named, on itsperiphery with toswin upward "nto contact with the'ty e. 120 with which coiiperates 0nthe oweriiig of the platen as the rate et er 121 contained in a wheels83" and '88 brush net the stationary 122 mounted upon pawls, they feedthe inking ribbon and revalues for ,diiferent weights at varyingprices'per unit of weight, a stop member connected to the weighingmechanism and adjusted thereby according to the weight of the load onthe scale, a manually controlled stop member adapted to be adjustedaccording to the price per unit of weight of the commodity constitutingthe load, a lever movable laterally into contact with said stops,connections from the lever to the commodity indicator for operating thesame and means for laterally moving the lever.

4. 'A computing scale comprising a weighing mechanism and an indicatorgiving values for different weights at varying prices per unit ofWeight, a stop member connected to the weighing mechanism and movedthereby according to the weight of the load on the scale, an elementmovable independently of said member and controlling the valueindicator, and a manuallycontrolled stop member normally spaced fromsaid element and adapted to be adjusted according to the price per unitof weight of the commodity constituting the load, said element in itsmovement directly engaging and being controlled as to position jointlyby said stop members, and means for moving said element.

5. In a computing scale having a total value indicator and a weighingmechanism proper, a movable member the extent of Whose departure fromnormal position controls the total alue indication, means for movingsaid member, an adjustable stop for said member controlled in itsposition by a movable part of the weighing mechanism proper and a secondstop manually controlled in its position according to the price per unitof weight of the commodity constituting the load, and normally spacedfrom the movable member, the stops jointly engaging and controlling themovable memher.

6. In a computing scale, a'weighing mechanism proper and a total valueindicator, a computing lever controlling the extent of movement of thetotal value indicator, an adjustable stop therefor controlled by theweighing mechanism proper and a second stop manually controlled in itsposition according to the price per unit of weight of the commoditconstituting the load, said stops engaged by and jointly controlling theextent of movement of said lever.

7. In a computing scale, a weighing mechanism proper, a total valueindicator, a computing lever, means for moving the same, a pair of stopsfor fixing the position of the computing lever, one of which isadjustable along the lever and the other transversely of the lever, oneof the stops being controlled by the position of a movable part of theweighing mechanism proper and the other stop manually controlledaccording to modity being weighed, said stops engaged by and jointlycontrolling the extent of movement of said lever.

8'. In a computing scale com rising a weighing mechanism proper an atotal value indicating device, a computing lever controlling the latterpivoted at one end to a movable fulcrum, connections from the weighingmechanism proper for controlling the extent of movement of the fulcrumand a stop adjustable according to the price per uiiit of weight of thecommodity being weighed for directly engaging and limiting the pivotalmovement of the lever about its fulcrum.

9. In a computing scale comprising a weighing mechanism proper and atotal value indicatin device, a computing lever controlling the latterpivoted at one end to a movable fulcrum, connections from the weighingmechanism proper for controlling the extent of movement of the fulcrumand a stop adjustable longitudinally ofthe lever according to the priceper unit of weight of the commodity being weighed for directly engagingand limiting the pivotal movement of the lever about its fulcrum.

10. In a computing scale comprising a weighing mechanism proper, a totalvalue indicating means, a computing lever for operating the indicatorhaving a fulcrum adjustable transversely with relation to the length ofsaid lever, means for adjusting said fulcrum, a stop controlled by thepos1- tion of a movable part of the weighing mechanism proper anddetermining the adjustment of the fulcrum of the said lever, a stopadjustable along the lever for directly engaging the same and manuallycontrolled means for adjusting said stop according to the price per unitof weight of the commodity being weighed.

11. In a computing scale in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and a total value indicator, a computin lever, B. fulcrum supporttherefor adjustable transversely to the lever, a stop adjustablelengthwise of the lever, a stop for limiting the movement of the fulcrumsupport, connections from the weighing mechanism proper for controllingone of said stops, manually operated means for adjusting the other stopaccording to the price per unit of weight, connections from the levertothe total value indicator for operating the latter and means connectedto the fulcrum su, port of the lever and to said lever forad justingthem respectively into contact with said stops.

12. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicator thereof, a computing lever, afulcrum adjustable trans.- versely thereof to which said lever ispivoted, means connected to the Weighing mechanisln proper forcontrolling the position of said fulcrum, means connected to the freeend of the lever and to the total value indicator for operating thelatter and a stop normally spaced from the lever and adjustablelengthwise of the lever according to prices per unit of weight of thecommodity being weighed.

13. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper thereof and the total value indicator, a. computing lever, afulcrum support therefor, adjustable transversely of said lever, meansconnected to the weighing mechanism proper for controlling the positionof said fulcrum support, a rack connected to the free end of said lever,a pinion operated by the rack and controlling the total value indicatorand a stop normally spaced from the lever and adjustable longitudinallyof the lever according to the price per unit of weight of the commoditybeing weighed.

14. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and total value indicator thereof, a computing lever, a. supportfor the fulcrum thereof adjustable transversely of the lever, meansconnected to the weighing mechanism proper controlling the extent of theadjustment of said fulcrum support, a stop adjustable longitudinally ofthe lover, a rack connected to the free end of the lever, a pinionengaging the rack and rotary total value indicating means connected toand operated by the pinion.

15. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and total value indicator thereof, a computing lever, a supportfor the fulcrum thereof adjustable transversely of-the lever. meansEonnected to the weighing mechanism proper controlling the extent of theadjustment of said fulcrum support, a stop adjustable longitudinally ofthe lever, a rack connected to the free end of the lever, a pinionengaging the rack and a type wheel operated by the pinion having typecorresponding to total values of different weights of connnod ities atdifferent prices per unit of weight and printing means cooperating withthe type.

16. In a computing scale and in combination with the wei hing mechanismproper and total value indicator thereof, a computing lever, meanscontrolled by the position of a movable art of the weighing mechanismproper or adjustment of the lever, means connected to the free end ofthe lever and to the total value indi. ator for operating the latter, astop adjustable longitudinally of the lever according to pricespe'r unitof weight of the commodity being weighed, means for guiding the stop, ahandle for operating the stop a type sector carrying numeralsrepresenting a series of prices per unit of weight operated by thehandle, and a printing mechanism cooperating therewith.

17. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper thereof and with the total value indicating mechanism, acomputing lever, the fulcrum of which is adjustable transversely to itslength and controlled by the position of a movable part of the weighingmachine proper, means connected to the free end of the lever and to thetotal indicator for op erating the latter, a stop adjustablelongitudinally of the lever, a handle for operating the stop and asegment carrying type representing price per unit of weight alsooperated by the handle, and printing means cooperating with saidsegment.

18. In a computing scale andin combi nation with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicating mechanism, a computing lever, afulcrum support therefor movable transversely thereof, means connectedto and controlled by the weighing mechanism proper for controlling theposition of the fulcrum of the computing lever, means connected to thefree end of the lever and to the total value indicator for operat ingthe latter, a stop adjustable longitudinally of the lever, a rotarymember having a spiral cam surface engaging the stop and means forrotating said member.

19. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicating mechanism, a computing lover, afulcrum support therefor movable transversely thereof, means connectedto and controlled by the weighing mechanism proper for controlling theposition of the fulcrum of the computing lever, means connected to thefree end of the lever and to the total value indicator for operating thelatter, a stop adjustable longitudi nally of the lever, a pin on thestop, a rotary member having a spiral groove for receiving and engagingsaid )in and means for rotating the rotary mem )e1'.

.30. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicator, a computing lever, a support forthe fulcrum thereof movable laterally with respect to the lever, a stopcontrolled by the position of a movable member of the weighing mechanismproper and controlling the position of the fulcrum, a total valueindicating mechanism connected to and operated by the lover, a rotarymember having a handle and chart for angularly adjusting itproportionally to the prices per unit of weight, and an annulus having astop mounted thereon and surrounding the rotary member, the rotarymember being formed with a spiral surface engaging the annulus foradjusting it longitudinally of the lever,

till

21. In a computing scale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicator thereof, a laterally movablecomputing lever, the fulcrum whereof is laterally adjustable but limitedin its adjustment by the position of a movable element.of the weighingmechanism proper, a rack connected to the free end of :the lever, apinion cooperating with the rack and connected with the total valueindicatingmechanism to operate thei'latter, a rotary drum having agroovetherein, a stop mounted on an annulus surrounding said drumand having apin engaging said groove, and means for rotating said drum to adjust:the stop.

'22. In a computingscale and in combination with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicator thereof, a com putinglever, afulcrum support to which the latter is pivoted, a rack bar connectedto..said support, a pinion operated by the rack, a rotary weightindicator connected to the-pinion, anadjustable stop controlled'in itsposition,- by' ;the- Weighing,mechanism iproper and-limiting themovement of; the fulcrum-suppornvan adjustable stop for limitingthe'angular movement of the lever, a rack bar connected to the free endof the computinglevex', a pinion operated by the rack and connectedtoand operating the total .value indicator, a connecting bar connectingsaid racks andmeans for moving said connecting bar transversely withrespectto its length.

23. In a computing scale and in combina tion with the weighing mechanismproper and the total value indicator thereof, a computing lever, afulcrum support pivoted thereto, a Stop controlled by the movement of amovable part of the weighing mechanism proper and limiting the movementof the fulcrum support, a rack connected to said support, a pinionoperated by the rack and operating the weight indicator, a rackconnected to the free end of the computing lever, a inion operated bysaid last named rack and operating a total value indicator, a stopadjustable along the lever, a rotary element having a camengaging thestop for adjusting the same, a handle for 'rotating said memberaccording to the price per unit of weight and means connected to therackbars for operating the same and drawing the fulcrum support into contactwith one stop and the lever into contact with the other.

24. In a computing scale and in combination with a weighing mechanismproper and the totalvalue indicating means therefor, of a computinglever, a fulcrum support movable transversely of the leverto which thelatter is pivoted, a stop operated by a moving part of theweighingmechanism proper and adapted to limit the movement 25. In a computingscale and in combination with the weighing mechanism proper and thetotal value indicator thereof, a computing lever, a laterally movablefulcrum to which the lever is pivoted, an adjustable stop, the positionof which is controlled by the weighing mechanism proper, adapted tolimit the movement of said fulcrum, araek bar connected tosaid fulcrum,a piniongin meshwith the rackbar andmounte'd upon a revoluble shaft, aweighing indicator also mounted uponnsaid shaftpa stop movablelongitudinally "of 'the' lever,"a drum surrounding said shaft butrevoluble with-relation thereto' and having a cam connection with thelast-namedstop, a s'leeve on which the drum is mounted surrounding saidshaft and connected toa handle for rotarily adjusting the same accordingto the price per unit of weight of the commodityhemg weighed, a secondsleeve surrounding the first-said sleeve and having a pinion anda totalweight indicating disk mounted thereon, a rack connected to thecomputing zlever and engaging the latter pinion, a bar connecting saidracks and means for moving said barlaterally. p r y 26. In a computingscale and in combination with the weighing mechanism proper and thetotal value indicator thereof, means for operating the total valueindicator devices for controlling said meansby the position of theweighing means proper and izu accordance with the price, per unit ofweight, means for {operating the last-said means comprisin a rackconnected thereto, a second rack an spring for normally hold ing thelatter in position, a pinion inter mediate the racks, a reciprocatingcarrier comprising a shaft having 'athandle and a rotary cam thereon,the latter engaging said carriage. v

27. In a computin scale and in combination with the weighlng mechanismproper thereof, a total value indicator disk, the .pe riphery of whichis provided with numeral type corresponding to total values of different weights at varyingprices per unit of. weight, means for adjustingsaid disk angularly, the movement of. said means being. limited bystops,one of which isipositione by the weighing mechanism proper and the otherof which is positioned according to the price per unit of weight of thecommodity being weighed.

28. In a computing and printing scale having a rotary chart, a cam onthe shaft of said chart, a computing lever, a fulcrum upon which thesame is pivoted, means for moving the fulcrum laterally with respect tothe lever, said cam being so positioned with the lever and its fulcrumas to limit the movement of the latter, a stop movable lengthwise of thelever, means for adjusting said stop according to the price per unit ofweight of the commodity being weighed, a rotary disk having thereonnumerals indicating total values of different weights at varying ricesperunit of'weight, and connections rom the computing lever to the diskfor operating the latter.

29. In a computing and rinting scale in combination with the weig ingmechanism proper thereof, a computing lever having a laterally movablefulcrum, a stop therefor controlled in its position by a-movableelementof the weighing mechanism proper, a stop adjustable lengthwise ofthe computing lever according to the price per unit of weight of thecommodity being weighed, means for adjusting said stopcomprising ahandle having a type segment thereon, the edge of which is formed withtype showin various prices per unit of Weight, a type dis concentricwith said segment having type on its periphery indicating total valuesof different weights at the prices per unit of weight indicated on thesegment, a pinion connected to said dish, a rack connected to thecomputing lever and engaging said pinion, an actuator bar connected tothe movable fulcrum and to said rack, a printing platen arranged tosimultaneously engage the peripheries of the-price segment and valuedisk simultaneously, a shaft havin means for operating said laten andsai actuator bar and a handle or rotating said shaft.

30. In a computing and printing scale in combination with the weighingmechanism proper thereof, a computing'lever having a laterally movablefulcrum, a stop therefor controlled in its osition by a movable ele mentof the wei liing mechanism proper, a

stop adjustable engthwise of the computing lever according to the priceper unit of weight of the commoditybeing weighed, means for adjustingsaid stop comprising a handle having a type segment thereon, the edge ofwhich is formed with type showing various prices perunit of weight, atype disk concentric with said segment having type on its peripheryindicating total values 7 of different weights at the prices per unit ofweight indicated on the segment,a pinion connected to said disk, a rackconnected to,

the computing lever and engaging said pinion, an actuator bar connectedto the movable fulcrum and to said rack, a printing platen arranged tosimultaneously engage the peripheries of the price segment anding meansfor-the printing mechanism, and a flexible connection between saidactuating means and"th'e*co'mpnting lever allowing a variable adjustedmcvementof-che said computing lever and a-ifull predetermined cycleof movements of the' 'printing mechanism.

32;In 'a 'cqmputin arid printing scale and in'combinatio'n with theweighing mechanism proper thereof, a computing V lever, means operatedfrom the weighing mechanism to determine the adjustment of saidcomputing 'lever, printing mechanism having element's-thereof arrangedtobe set by movement f' said computing lever, actuating means orthe'printing mechanism, and a flexible connection between said actuatingmeans and the computing lever allowing a variable adjusted movement ofthe said computing lever and a full predetermined c cle of movements ofthe 'printin mechanism, said flexible connection inclu ing a pinionandha spring-pressed rack mesh-mg therewit 33. In a computing andprinting scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism properthereof, a computing lever,

HARRY S, BERGEN.

Witnesses:

LEWIS C. WETZEL, Cmnnuon W, Fnssmvnmv,

